Condor Racing
Another wet day with no real flying, but the Sunday evening Condor Racers enjoyed a task set by Dan Hender:
"This task will start in North Hill, we will then track west for Bude where we will then turn north up the coast towards Hartland point where we will attempt to glide all the way to Lundy! Cloud base is at around 6000’ QNH, strong, wide thermals, wind from 161 / 8kt"
Topping up for the final glide near Bude
8 gliders - Discus 2a - lined up on the grid at North Hill and took an aerotow, thermals were good and the usual 3 - Dan, Simon and Chris set off quickly. Chris had a technical problem along the first leg but was able to restart in stealth mode. Rob also had some technical issues but completed the task on Monday. Geoff, Pete, John and David took the slightly more leisurely pace, Geoff managed to get high at Tiverton and raced on ahead of the pack.
Final glide to Lundy
Dan left the North coast 250ft below glide, but managed to use the cliffs on the South coast of Lundy to get through the finish line with a task speed of 144kph.
An enjoyable task 128kms, that we might not be able to fly for real! - J&P
